List of Famous People born in Egypt
Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt is a Mediterranean country bordered by the Gaza Strip (Palestine) and Israel to the northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. Across the Gulf of Aqaba lies Jordan, across the Red Sea lies Saudi Arabia, and across the Mediterranean lie Greece, Turkey and Cyprus, although none share a land border with Egypt.
1. Cleopatra
2. Mohamed Salah
محمد صلاح حامد محروس غالي
Male. Egyptian association football player
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3. Tutankhamon
4. Nagui
Nagui Fam
Male. French comedian and TV host, of Egyptian and Italian origins
Born on November 14, 1961
(age 60)
Born in Egypt, Alexandria Governorate
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5. Mohamed Atta
Male. Egyptian hijacker and one of the ringleaders of the September 11 attacks
First Name: Mohamed
Last Name: Atta
Born on September 1, 1968
Died on September 11, 2001 (aged 33)
Born in Egypt, Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate
6. Omar Sharif
ميشيل ديمتري شلهوب
8. Dodi Fayed
Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Muna'im Al-Fayed
9. Eli Cohen
Male. Israeli spy
First Name: Eli
Born on December 6, 1924
Died on May 18, 1965 (aged 40)
Born in Egypt, Alexandria Governorate
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10. Rudolf Hess
Rudolf Walter Richard Heß
11. Soheir el Bably
12. Claude François
Claude Antoine Marie François
Male. French pop singer, songwriter and dancer
First Name: Claude
Last Name: François
Born on February 1, 1939
Died on March 11, 1978 (aged 39)
Born in Egypt, Ismailia Governorate
14. Gamal Abdel Nasser
Male. second president of Egypt
First Name: Gamal
Last Name: Nasser
Born on January 15, 1918
Died on September 28, 1970 (aged 52)
Born in Egypt, Alexandria Governorate
15. Catherine of Alexandria
Female. Egyptian missionary, saint depicted with a wheel
First Name: Catherine
Last Name: Alexandria
Died on January 1, 0305 (aged 18)
Born in Egypt, Alexandria Governorate
16. Faten Hamama
فاتن أحمد حمامة
17. Mohamed Morsi
18. Umm Kulthum
ام كلثوم Ebrahim Elbeltagi
Female. Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress
First Name: Umm
Last Name: Kulthum
Died on February 3, 1975 (aged 5)
Born in Egypt, Dakahlia Governorate
19. Amr Diab
عمرو عبد الباسط عبد العزيز دياب
Male. Egyptian singer
First Name: Amr
Last Name: Diab
Born on October 11, 1961
(age 60)
Born in Egypt, Port Said Governorate
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